Exam (elaborations) NUR 513 Topic 5 Assignment Worldview and Nursing Process Personal Statement Grand Canyon University

WORLD VIEW AND NURSING PROCESS PERSONAL STATEMENT 2 World View and Nursing Process Personal Statement There are several aspects in the world that can make a person feel one way or another. Many people develop worldviews based on different things that they have seen or done and chose to incorporate that into their lifestyle as something they wish to adhere to or uphold as a belief. These views aid a person in lifestyle changes such as work ethic, family life, and religion. I will explain my world view, select a nursing theory that best fits the world view that will be used to approach patient care, provide an example of how the nursing theory and worldview have been applied to practice, and explain how the nursing theory and world view will assist in future practice. Personal Worldview According to Truth Encounter Ministries (2015), a personal worldview is a set of beliefs that are from the heart that drives behavior such as how a person thinks, feels, and acts. My personal worldview is to be kind to others, and to show compassion and understanding. Kindness is an act that can speak volumes about a persons character and helps show how they care for others. DeNisco and Barker (2016) defines kindness by stating that it “involves the quality of being considerate and sympathetic to another’s needs” (p.692). When a person performs an act of kindness and does not expect anything in return, they have the potential to be a happier, kinder person (DeNisco & Barker, 2016). I recognize my religion as Christian. I was raised in a house where Christianity is the predominant religion. My father is a non-practicing Catholic but did not encourage his children to believe in Catholicism. My mother is Christian and strongly encouraged and raised us as such. My mother encouraged us children to go to church but as I got older and my adult life began, I decided that I did not need to go to church to prove that I believe in God, therefore I stopped